HomeMy WebLinkAbout6. DFW Airport FY 2021 Debt Financing ProgramCity of Fort Worth
May 11, 2021
DFW International Airport
FY 2021 Debt Financing Summary
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59th Supplemental Bond Ordinance
•Amends master bond ordinance to change definition of
“eligible security” for escrow accounts to include US
Agencies (in addition to US Treasuries)
60th Supplemental Bond Ordinance
•Permits the Authorized Officers to issue refunding and
new money bonds for the Airport
•Establishes parameters for issuances
61st Supplemental Bond Ordinance
•Annual request to authorize the refunding of entire
commercial paper program through bonds
62nd Supplemental Bond Ordinance
•Allows DFW to enter into a new interim financing credit
facility with Wells Fargo Bank to provide short-term
capital project financing
Supplemental Bond Ordinances Summary
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FY 2021 Plans
•Advance refund $456 million of Alternative
Minimum Tax debt callable on 11/1/2022
•Estimated gross savings over $70M million
•Refund approximately $356 million of tax-
exempt debt
•Estimated gross savings over $100 million
Additional refundings are currently planned for
2022 and 2023
Refunding Opportunities
Taxable
$456
Taxable
$254
Tax-
Exempt
$356
Tax -
Exempt
$484
Tax-
Exempt
$550
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$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
$700
$800
$900
2021 2022 2023Callable Par, in millions ($)Taxable Tax-Exempt
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•Not to exceed $2.4 billion over 12 months
•3 transactions
•Approximately $1.3 billion to refund existing
bonds and commercial paper, plus $150 million
of new money bonds (table to left)
•Plus, up to $254 million to advance refund
bonds if financially advantageous
•Plus, up to $850 million for new money
proceeds if financially advantageous
•Interest rates -not to exceed maximum
allowed under state law
•Final maturity -not to exceed 11/1/2051
60th Supplemental
Bond Ordinance
Series Tax Status Purpose Approximate
Par Amount
2021A Taxable
Advance refunding
of AMT bonds
callable 2022
and commercial
paper
$640MM
2021B Tax-Exempt
Refunding
of bonds callable
2021 and
commercial
paper
$415MM
2021C Tax-Exempt
New Money
proceeds
and refunding
commercial
paper
$200MM
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Co-Financial Advisors
Hilltop Securities
Estrada Hinojosa
Bond Counsel
McCall, Parkhurst & Horton, LLP
West and Associates, LLP
Co-Disclosure Counsel
Bracewell, LLP
Hardwick Law Firm, LLC
Co-Underwriters’ Counsel
Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP
Escamilla Poneck, LLP
Financing Team
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•Firms were selected from the pool approved by the Board in January 2018
•Anticipated MWBE participation will exceed 25% across the three transactions
Underwriter Syndicates
2021A Taxable 2021B Tax-Exempt 2021C Tax-Exempt
Anticipated Issue Size (Par)$640MM $415MM $200MM
Sr. Manager Banc of America Securities RBC Capital Markets Academy Securities*
Co-Senior Citibank Stern Brothers*Jefferies
Co-Senior JP Morgan
Co-Manager UBS Raymond James Wells Fargo
Co-Manager Cabrera*Piper Sandler Loop Capital Markets*
*MWDVBE Firm
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62nd Supplemental
Bond Ordinance
New Interim Financing Credit Facility
•Credit facility for drawdown bonds to finance
certain capital projects
•For $225 million facility with Wells Fargo
•Similar to a commercial paper program
•DFW will take-out the interim financing with
long-term bonds upon completion of projects
(2023)